Although it ended in a mass brawl, new Mansfield Town midfielder Otis Khan said he had enjoyed the aggression of the full-blooded 90 minutes that had gone before in last night’s home ‘friendly’ with Sheffield Wednesday as it ‘felt like a proper game’.

Stags won 2-1 to make it three games unbeaten against Championship sides in pre-season friendlies.

The tackles were certainly flying in before the final whistle saw all hell break loose.

On the brawl, Khan said: “I’ve never seen that before. It got a bit fiery and it’s the first one I’ve seen.